Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Adobe

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Jose
Salary: $228,600–$331,050 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago

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About Adobe

Adobe Inc. is a global software company known for creative and multimedia software products including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and its cloud-based Creative Cloud and Document Cloud suites. Industry: Creative & Digital Experience Software

Adobe currently has 177 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer - Backend

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As a Senior Software Engineer on the Project Graph services team at Adobe, you will focus on developing scalable and resilient HTTP APIs for managing plugins, versioning, access control, and search functionalities. You will also contribute to an asynchronous job scheduling system built on Kubernetes and Postgres, and design cloud infrastructure using AWS and Terraform to meet reliability, performance, and cost goals. The role requires expertise in Node.js/TypeScript, Kubernetes, and HTTP API security, along with experience in CI/CD tools like CircleCI and data stores such as Redis or Postgres. This backend-focused position is part of a creative system that integrates AI models and Adobe tools into visual workflows, emphasizing scalability and reliability on AWS cloud infrastructure.

Skills

Node.js Typescript Kubernetes PostgreSQL Terraform AWS bash CI/CD CircleCI HTTP_API_security

What you'll do

Design and implement cloud infrastructure to meet reliability, performance, and cost goals.
Write scalable, resilient HTTP APIs for Project Graph services.
Contribute to an async job scheduling system built on Kubernetes and Postgres.
Expertise in HTTP API security measures and best practices.
Experience with Terraform and AWS cloud infrastructure management.
Hands-on experience with server-side languages like Node.js/TypeScript.

What we're looking for

5-10 years of backend software development experience.
Strong hands-on experience in server-side languages, preferably Node.js/TypeScript.
Expertise with Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure on AWS.
Experience with Postgres, Redis, Terraform, and CI/CD tools like CircleCI.
Proficiency in designing and implementing secure HTTP APIs.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills for complex ideas.

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